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Val Verde County, TX
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Gustavo 'Gus' Flores

Commissioner Precinct 42019-2027

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 31, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
2
Total speaking time
8:11
Avg per meeting
4:06
Segments
158

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Top issues during term (20)

high↓Feb 2026[14]

Cienegas Road Street Lighting Project

No county money spent — the $3,985.84 project did not move forward.

high↓Jan 2026[13]

Water and Infrastructure Project Upgrades

About $28,300 in grant-funded change orders plus a $500,000 set-aside from the 2023 tax note.

high↓Feb 2026[12]

Cienegas Road Street Lighting Expansion

The six lights would have cost about $3,985.84 from Precinct 4's budget.

high↑Jan 2026[11]

election administration

About $14,000 out of the county's contingency fund.

medium↑Apr 2026[11]

Sheriff's Office Staffing and Grant Allocations

The corrected AT&T rate adds about $118 a month to the Sheriff's Office budget; other charges are small.

medium↑Mar 2026[11]

Cienegas Terrace Pedestrian Improvements

The agenda does not state the county's cost share under the agreement.

high↑Nov 2026[10]

DEAAG grant application for Laughlin AFB aerospace initiative

No county match is stated in the agenda, but the grant itself would bring up to $4.85 million in federal funds to the area.

medium↑Nov 2020[10]

election results

These results dictate how your tax dollars are spent on everything from local infrastructure to public services.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

Hotel reimbursement limit increase

Adds up to $20 per night in reimbursable hotel costs for qualifying county travel.

high↑Nov 2026[10]

Family violence protection funding with Del Rio

The agenda notice does not state the funding amounts each entity would contribute.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Adult Probation office improvements and Target Range work

$75,124 combined, drawn from the Insurance Account, Probation contribution, and Tax Note 2023 Target Range Account.

medium↓Apr 2026[9]

Veterans Service Officer appointment

$56,185 annual salary from the county budget.

high↑May 2026[5]

first responder compensation

The city will likely need to reallocate budget funds or raise revenue to cover the cost of competitive salary adjustments and potential recruitment incentives.

medium↑Sep 2019[5]

ethics and public office

If the mayor's outside work leads to legal trouble or ethics fines, taxpayers could end up footing the bill for the fallout.

high↑May 2026[5]

city leadership turnover

Taxpayers might see costs rise as the city pays for executive search firms and potential severance packages for the outgoing officials.

critical↓May 2026[4]

New World screwworm threat

A quarantine wouldn't stop animal sales outright, but inspections, treatments, and drugs like Exalt ($2,200 for five liters) would add real costs for ranchers; an unreported case could bring $5,000-a-day penalties.

high↓Mar 2026[3]

Countywide Burn Ban Imposed

The ban limits sales of certain fireworks types during the holiday period.

high↓May 2026[3]

Laughlin Air Force Base Airfield Lighting Improvements

About $5 million in new state grant money; county's LAFB grants now total roughly $19.5 million.

medium↓May 2026[3]

Indigent defense services

About $140,000 more in indigent defense spending this year, though still within the amount allocated.

medium↓May 2026[2]

Cienegas Road Streetlight Installation

$3,985.84 from Precinct 4 operating budget

Decisions during term (201)

Recorded while Flores was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.